Return-Path: Received: from tortoise.oise.utoronto.ca ([142.150.96.236]) by mx6.mindspring.com (Mindspring Mail Service) with ESMTP id ro1elq.bvd.37kbi14 Mon, 5 Jul 1999 10:01:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by tortoise.oise.utoronto.ca (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA29377 for js-network-outgoing; Mon, 5 Jul 1999 08:50:32 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 08:50:03 -0400 (EDT) From: Lorenzo DiTommaso To: js-network@OISE.UTORONTO.CA Subject: JSN: The Jewish Studies Newsletter Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-js-network@oise.utoronto.ca Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jewish Studies Newsletter X-PMFLAGS: 34078848 0 1 P1F660.CNM THE * JEWISH * STUDIES * NEWSLETTER Positions & Events in Academic Jewish Studies Published by H-Judaic: The Jewish Studies Network ____________________________________________________________ Issue 9.001p1 * July 1999 * Readership = 6200+ for additional information: http://h-net.msu.edu/~judaic ____________________________________________________________ Table of Contents: * Positions - Executive Director of Hatikvah Holocaust Education & Resource Center [Springfield, MA] - Jewish Studies Internship at Tikkun Magazine - History Teacher [New Jewish High School of Greater Boston] * Calls for Papers and Conferences - Conference: Jews and Pietists in Dialog in Enlightenment America [Pennsylvania State] * Notice - AIAR Fellowships - Ein Gedi dig ------------------------------------------------------------ POSITIONS ------------------------------------------------------------ From: Jane Trigere Subject: Executive Director of Hatikvah Holocaust Education & Resource Center Dear Colleagues and Friends: In early fall 1999, I will be going from full to part time at Hatikvah Holocaust Education & Resource Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. I have been the first Executive Director of the Center since February 1997. Now, we are actively looking for applicants for this position. Inquiries and resumes are to be sent to the address at the end of the message. Should you have any questions about the Center you wish to ask me, please feel free to use email: director@hatikvah-center.org . Thank you. Jane Trigere ----- Hatikvah Holocaust Education & Resource Center in Springfield, MA is looking for qualified applicants for the position of Executive Director. The Center seeks an individual who is experienced in managing people and ideas and able to function in a complex environment with a commitment to three core areas: education, community relations and programming. The ideal candidate should be a self-starter, have excellent communication skills, be able to think boldly, and work with committee structures to guide a long-term strategic planning process. A strong educational background, including Holocaust studies, and experience in finance and fund raising are an asset. Hatikvah Holocaust Education & Resource Center has been in operation for two years, during which time it has attracted over 1000 school children each year to its exhibits and to hear survivors speak; partnered with Facing History & Ourselves to train over 30 teachers annually to teach the Holocaust and related themes; mounted three exhibits in a space 2200 square feet adjacent to the Springfield Jewish Community Center; and worked with eight collaborating colleges to build a network of conferences in Holocaust Studies. The Director supervises 30 volunteers and docents, a speakers^ bureau, an administrative assistant and a part time educator who does outreach to the schools. Interested candidates should send (via snail mail) letters of inquiry and resumes to: Diane Troderman 172 Crestview Circle Longmeadow, MA 01106 Jane Trigere Director, Hatikvah Holocaust Education and Resource Center 1160 Dickinson Street Springfield, MA 01108 ------------------------------------------------------------ From: Rabbi Michael Lerner Subject: Jewish Studies Internship at Tikkun Magazine The Jewish Studies intern will work on the following: a. A spiritually-oriented Torah commentary (applicant must have capacity to read and get excited by and translate into English the Hasidic masters--and to connect them to issues in contemporary spiritual discourse) b. An anthology of Tikkun writings c. A Tikkun edition of the Haggadah d. A Jewish spirituality conference for summer of 2000 in Bay Area Plus normal internish work for a magazine, including proofreading, office work, promotion, circulation, and contacts with authors Requirements: competence in Hebrew, familiarity with the discourse in Tikkun magazine Work Load: 30 hours per week Pay: $1,200 a month Location: Berkeley, California Can begin in the summer, or after the Yomim Nora'im. *We also have several non-paying internships for 20 hours per week and focussed on literary, cultural, or Jewish studies aspects of the magazine. Application: send a personal self-revealing letter about your own intellectual and spiritual development and interests, plus level of computer competence (do you know MAC? IBM? some data base program? some layout program? can you type?) to: TIKKUN 951 Cragmont Ave Berkeley, Ca. 94708 or: email RabbiLerner@Tikkun.org ------------------------------------------------------------ From: Jonathan Sarna Subject: History Teacher, New Jewish High School of Greater Boston The New Jewish High School of Greater Boston, an innovative and rigorous community day high school, seeks a full-time history teacher for our integrated general/Jewish history curriculum. Responsibilities will include teaching tenth grade European history and 12th grade European history. Both courses will include the history of Zionism and the holocaust as a major component. In addition, the school is looking for someone to teach several sections of American history/American Jewish history for our 11th grade. Competitive salary and benefits offered. Please contact: Rabbi Daniel Lehmann New Jewish High School 8 Prospect Street Waltham, MA 02453 Fax # (781) 642-6805 lehmann@mediaone.net ------------------------------------------------------------ CALLS FOR PAPERS AND CONFERENCES ------------------------------------------------------------ From: Maya Shastri Subject: Conference: Jews and Pietists in Dialog in Enlightenment America September 30- October 2 State College, PA Sponsored by: The Max Kade Foundation, Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures, School of Languages and Literatures, Jewish Studies Program, and RSGO of the College of the Liberal Arts of the Pennsylvania State University In the late 18th century, Aaron Levi, a wealthy Orthodox Jew, did an extraordinary thing. He gave the town of Aaronsburg to the tiny frontier population of German Protestants and donated a pewter communion service to the Christian church with which to serve their spiritual needs. His generosity has inspired several celebrations in our century. The first occurred in October 1949 and celebrated the mutually tolerant and productive symbiosis of Jews and Christians. The 50th anniversary of that event is the impetus for the another celebration- this conference. It is particularly appropriate for the Max Kade German-American Research Institute to organize a conference around the theme of Jewish-Christian relations during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries not only to acknowledge and honor the interesting bit of local Pennsylvania history, but also to draw attention to a topic that has not yet received its share of scholarly attention. The conference is a pioneer attempt to draw attention to this important, but neglected aspect of North America's early history. Schedule September 30: Austrian writer, Renate Welsh, will read from her work as a prelude to the conference. Ms. Welsh has just published a work of fiction on Austrian Jews who emigrated to America in the 19th century. October 1 and 2: Conference presentations (see below) October 2: Join us for an afternoon in Aaronsburg, PA and a tour of the Historical Museum of Aaronsburg. Banquet. Speakers and presentation topics: James H. Williams, Middle Tennessee State University: "Jews, Lutherans, and Calvinists in the Dutch Atlantic World." Stephen G. Burnett, University of Nebraska-Lincoln: "The More Things Change: Jews and Other Germans in 18th Century Germany." William Pencak, Pennsylvania State University: "Why Study Early Pennsylvania Jews?" Renate Wilson, John Hopkins University: "Reaching out to the diasporas: The Halle missions to the near East and to North America" Holly Snyder, Brandeis University: "'Error and Absurdities': Jewish-Pietist Encounters from the Jewish Perspective." A.G. Roeber, Pennsylvania State University: "'What the Law Requires is Written on their Hearts': Noachic Law and Natural Law for Jews and German-speakers in Early America." Hans-Jrgen Schrader, Universite de Geneve: "The Relationship between Radical Pietists and Jews in North America." For more information contact: Maya Shastri Max Kade Institute, 304 Burrowes Bldg. University Park, PA 16802 Tel: 814-863-9537 Fax: 814-863-9537 Email: mxs52@psu.edu ------------------------------------------------------------ NOTICES ------------------------------------------------------------ From: "Rochelle I. Altman" Subject: AIAR Fellowships The W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research (AIAR), Jerusalem 2000-2001 Fellowships Annual Professorship Appl. Deadline Date 10/15/99 National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships 10/15/99 Samuel H. Kress Fellowship 10/15/99 Samuel H. Kress Joint Athens/Jerusalem Fellowship 10/30/99 James A. Montgomery Fellow and Program Coordinator 10/15/99 George A. Barton Fellowship 10/15/99 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowships 4/1/00 *United States Information Agency Fellowships: Junior Research Fellowships 10/15/99 Associate Fellowships (Junior and Senior) 4/15/00 *Islamic Studies Fellowship 10/15/99 For information and application forms write to: W.F. Albright Institute 656 Beacon Street, 5th Floor Boston, MA 02215-2010 Phone: (617) 353-6572 Fax: (617) 353-6575 E-mail: asor@bu.edu Or visit our website at: *Council of American Overseas Research Centers, Multi-Country Research Fellowships 12/31/98 *Awards subject to the availability of funds 1. Annual Professorship: $30,000 award. The stipend is $17,000 plus $13,000 for room andhalf-board for appointee and spouse at the Institute. Open to post-doctoral scholars in Near Eastern archaeology, geography, history, and Biblical studies. U.S. citizens are eligible for entire award. Non-U.S. citizens may apply but, by U.S. law, are only eligible for non-governmental funds (totalling $15,000). Appointment: 10 months. The professorship period should be continuous, without frequent trips outside the country. Application deadline: October 15, 1999. 2. National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships: $60,000 for two awards (maximum stipend is $30,000 for 12 months) Open to scholars in the fields of Near Eastern archaeology, anthropology, geography, ancient history, philology, epigraphy, Biblical studies, Islamic studies, religion, art history, literature, philosophy or related disciplines holding a Ph.D. (or equivalent) as of January 1, 2000, who are U.S. citizens (or alien residents residing in the United States for the last three years). Research project must have a clear humanities focus. Research period: four to twelve months (stipend varies with the duration of the fellowship). Residence at the Institute is preferred. The research period should be continuous, without frequent trips outside the country. Application deadline: October 15, 1999. 3. Samuel H. Kress Fellowship: $16,500 award. The stipend is $9,800; remainder ($6,700) is for room and half board at the Institute. Dissertation research fellowship for students specializing in architecture, art history and archaeology. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, or North American citizens studying at U.S. universities. Research Period: 10 months. Research project must have a clear focus on art history or architecture. The research period should be continuous,without frequent trips outside the country. Application deadline: October 15, 1999. 4. Samuel H. Kress Joint Athens-Jerusalem Fellowship: $15,000 award. A joint fellowship for research at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens and at the W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem. The stipend is $8,300; remainder is for room and board at the two institutions. Pre-doctoral research fellowship for students specializing in art history, architecture, archaeology or classical studies who are U.S. citizens, or North American citizens studying at U.S. universities. Research period: 10 months (5 months in Athens, 5 months in Jerusalem). The research period should be continuous, without frequent trips outside Greece and Israel. Application deadline: October 29, 1999. 5. James A. Montgomery Fellow and Program Coordinator: $14,000 award. The stipend is $7,300; remainder ($6,700) is for room and half-board at the Institute. Open to pre-doctoral students and post-doctoral scholars specializing in Near Eastern archaeology, geography, history and biblical studies. Recipient is expected to assist the Albright Director in planning and implementing the Ernest S. Frerichs Program for Albright Fellows. Research period: 10 months. The research period should be continuous, without frequent trips outside the country. Application deadline: October 15, 1999. 6. George A. Barton Fellowship: $6,000 award. The stipend is $2,650; remainder is for room and half-board at the Institute. Open to seminarians, pre-doctoral students and recent Ph.D. recipients specializing in Near Eastern archaeology, geography, history and biblical studies. Research period: 5 months. The research period should be continuous, without frequent trips outside the country. Application deadline: October 15, 1999. 7. Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowships: $34,500 for three awards. The fellowships are open to Bulgarian, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, and Slovak scholars. Candidates should not be permanently resident outside the six countries concerned, and should have obtained a doctorate by the time the fellowship is awarded. Fellows are expected to reside at the Albright if room is available. Each fellowship is for three months, during one of the following periods: 1 September - 30 November 2000; 1 December 2000 - 28 February 2001; and 1 March - 31 May 2001. The research period should be continuous, without frequent trips outside the country. Application deadline: April 1, 2000. 8. *Islamic Studies Fellowship: $20,000 award. The stipend is $12,200; remainder is for room and half board at Institute. Candidates must have expertise in research and teaching in Islamic archaeology, art and architecture. During the period of the appointment, the Fellow will teach regular courses in the Department of Archaeology at one of the local Palestinian universities, as well as conduct seminars at the Albright and other local academic institutions. Research period: 10 months. The research period should be continuous, without frequent trips outside the country. Application deadline: October 15, 1999. 9. *United States Information Agency Fellowships: a. Junior Research Fellowships: $48,000 for three awards. The stipend is $9,300; remainder ($6,700) is for room and half-board at the Institute. Open to pre-doctoral students and recent Ph.D. recipients in Near Eastern Studies who are U.S. citizens. Research period: 10 months (or 5 months at $8,000). The research period should be continuous, without frequent trips outside the country. Application deadline: October 15, 1999. b. Associate Fellowships: Six senior and seven junior fellowship administrative fee awards. Application deadline: April 15, 2000. 10. Associate Fellowships: No stipend. Open to senior, post-doctoral, and pre-doctoral researchers. Administrative fee required (USIA subventions may be available). Application dead- line: April 15, 2000. 12. *Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) Fellowships for Advanced Multi-country Research. Eight awards of up to $6,000 each, with an additional $3,000 for travel. Open to scholars pursuing research on broad questions of multi-country significance in the fields of humanities, social sciences, and related natural sciences in countries in the Near and Middle East and South Asia. Doctoral candidates and established scholars with US citizenship are eligible to apply as individuals or in teams. Preference will be given to candidates examining comparative and/or cross-regional questions requiring research in two or more countries. Application deadline: 31 December 1999. For information and application, write to: The Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC), Smithsonian Institution, IC 3123 MRC 705, Washington D.C., 20560. (E-mail: caorc@coarc.org. Web: www.caorc.org). *Award subject to availability of funds. ------------------------------------------------------------ From: Avital Pinnick Subject: Ein Gedi dig The Dept of Archaeology at the Hebrew University has posted an updated call for volunteers for January 9 to February 11, 2000. Deadline for applications is Dec. 15, 1999. http://www.hum.huji.ac.il/archaeology/eingedi/ Contact Prof. Yizhar Hirschfeld at hani@actcom.co.il ____________________________________________________________________ CHIEF EDITOR and DIGEST MODERATOR: Aviva Ben-Ur MANAGING EDITOR: Avi Jacob Hyman CHAIR: Jonathan Sarna JEWISH STUDIES NEWSLETTER EDITOR and BOOK REVIEW EDITOR: Lorenzo DiTommaso WEBSITE: Avrum Goodblatt JEWISH STUDIES ON-LINE EDITORIAL BOARD: Henry Abramson, Josh Backon, Lewis Barth, Judith Baskin, Herb Basser, Bernard Cooperman, Alan Crown, Nathan Ehrlich, Yossi Galron, Penny Schine Gold, Avrum Goodblatt, Joseph Haberer, Guy Haskell, Howard Joseph, Yitzchak Kerem, Richard Menkis, Barry Mesch, Jim Mott, Leslie Train, Tzvee Zahavy, Belarie Zatzman, Reena Zeidman --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jewish Studies Network Homepage: http://h-net.msu.edu/~judaic --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Jewish Studies Newsletter is published & distributed for members of H-Judaic@h-net.msu.edu - The Jewish Studies Network, an affiliate of H-Net: Humanities On-Line and Shamash.Org H-Judaic is affiliated with Hebrew College, Boston . 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